120 



Eight gentlemen having thus been proposed, the Chairman proceeded to de- 

 cide by show of hands which two names should be removed from the list, and 

 Messrs. Marks and Slade being declared in the minority, their names were accord- 

 ingly struck out. 



The following recommendations by the Committee were also announced by 

 the Chairman — That Mr. Robert Hardwicke be appointed as Treasurer for the 

 ensuing year, Mr. T. C. White as Hon. Secretary, and Mr. M. C. Cooke as Hon. 

 Secretary for Foreign Correspondence. 



The election of Auditors of the accounts for the year then took place, and Mr. 

 W. T. Suffolk having been appointed Auditor on behalf of the Committee, the 

 members were requested by the Chairman to elect an auditor on behalf of them- 

 selves. Mr. Oxley was thereupon proposed by Mr. Hainworth, seconded by Mr. 

 Jaques, and duly elected by show of hands. 



Dr. Matthews called the attention of the meeting to a further improvement in 

 his turn-table. When he described his arrangement for holding the slide at the 

 last meeting, he thought that he had arrived at the neplus ultra in turn-tables ; 

 there was, however, no such thing as perfection. Since that meeting Mr. 

 Edward Hislop bad discovered that we might dispense with the wedge entirely, 

 by making the jaws of hard brass, with their surfaces curved. Enough spring 

 was thus obtained to hold a slide firmly, and this alteration really seemed to 

 have reduced the instrument to its very simplest form. 



The Secretary announced that Mr. Golding had prepared a number of sections 

 of rush for distribution amongst such members as wished to have them and were 

 provided with bottles. The meetings and field excursions of the ensuing month 

 were also announced, and it was stated that at the next ordinary meeting Mr. 

 S. J. Mclntire would read a paper " On the Collections at one of the Excur- 

 sions of the Club." 



The proceedings terminated with the usual conversazione, at which the fol- 

 lowing objects were exhibited : — 



Batrachospermum by Mr. Golding. 



Section of Tooth of Pike (Polarized) by Mr. Oxley. 



Nest of Polyxenus Lagurus, made of its own hair... by Mr. S. J.McIntire. 



ANNUAL MEETING. 



July 22nd, 1870.— P. Le Neve Foster, Esq., M.A., 



President. 



The Secretary read the reports of the Committee, the Treasurer, and the 

 Librarian. 



The President moved, "That the reports now read be received and 

 adopted." 



Dr. R. Braithwaite seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. 



Mr. Lampray observed that there was a striking disproportion between the 

 number of members and the amount of subscriptions received, and he inquired 

 if this were due the number of subscriptions in arrear ? 



The Treasurer replied that such was the case ; he had himself used due dili- 

 gence to get the amounts paid, but as the subscription was too small to employ 



